Hey y’all! I know I’ve been a ghost for about 4 months, but I’m slowly trying to get back in the writing saddle! I spent the last two months traveling with my family, between an RV trip from TX to WV, and then a wonderful(but sickeningly hot) cruise to Belize, Costa Maya, and Cozumel!
Is this real footage of me getting down on the ship? No, but I did listen to some amazing karaoke, and some phenomenal comedians, and dined on some of the most scrumptious food! But what I was most excited about what getting back home and sitting down at my computer to finally write!
I’ve been in a funk since February, and not the good kind of funk(see below)
The dreaded writing funk.
I’m prolific. Which is just a fancy way to say I write a shit ton. One benefit of my ADHD is that my mind is always coming up with more stories to write, and I LOVE drafting new stories. Will I have time to write every story in my notes app? Probably not, but I’m always willing to try. I’m a SAHM pregnant with her third kiddo, so writing is my full-time passion right now. When I lost my agent earlier this year, all my creativity was zapped. All the books I was so excited to write felt so far away. What was the point of writing them when it now seemed like my career was over before it even started?
I spun out.
Each time I sat down at the computer to write my mind wouldn’t settle. Every good thought I had about my writing, all the excitement that fueled my tank and kept my fingers working at maximum drafting speed, was…gone.
My writing friends were sooooooo important during this time. Had I not had some really inspiring and encouraging friends in the #WritingCommunity, I probably would’ve given up writing. It’s easy to see your flaws when you’re looking through the broken shards of your dreams.
It took months for me to realize that the stories that were swirling around inside my head weren’t for me. They were for the readers that needed to hear the words I was going to put on the page. The readers that needed to see a little of themselves in a character and to know that they weren’t alone.
I’m finally back in a writing groove, and I’m excited to see how this next story pans out! I hope to keep updating y’all with my progress, but in all honesty, it’s hard as hell to remember to take an hour and write a newsletter when you’ve got two kiddos running around like banshees and characters that are screaming to get on the page. But I will do my best!
Check out some of the books I’m most excited to read this month!
Two high school enemies must reunite for a road trip inspired by their grandparents’ broken engagement in this electric debut romance from Jessica Joyce!
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On screen, they're in love. Off screen, they can't stand each other. Two co-stars with a complex history reunite to film the final season of a beloved paranormal drama in this tension-filled will they won't they romance from the author of How to Fake It in Hollywood.
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An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics.
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